Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex was 0.43 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Malaysia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.43 deaths for cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Malaysia peaked at 0.43 deaths in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.31 deaths, in 2007.
That places Malaysia 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.34 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.33 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.34 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.33 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.32 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.33 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.32 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.31 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.31 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.32 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.33 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.33 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.33 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.34 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.36 deaths | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4 deaths | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.42 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.42 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.43 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.37 deaths | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 0.43 deaths | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.325 deaths | 0.31 deaths | 0.34 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.376 deaths | 0.33 deaths | 0.43 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4 deaths | 0.37 deaths | 0.43 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Malaysia?
- Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Malaysia was 0.43 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocaine use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.43 deaths in 2019.
- What is the lowest cocaine use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 deaths in 2007.
- How does Malaysia rank for cocaine use disorder deaths by sex?
- Malaysia ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cocaine use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from cocaine use disorders in females.